Today former Nerazzurri midfielder L.Figo, who hung up his boots last month after his fourth season with the Inter Milan, gave an interview to Sky program 'I Signori del Calcio' in which he talked about his storied career in nerazzurri.

One of the topics he tackled was how he nearly moved to Italy ten years before he signed with Nerazzurri.

"My contract with Sporting {Lisbon} was running out, I had a chance to sign with Juve, I had talked with Moggi," he revealed. "We had reached an agreement which had to be approved by the club.

"However, Juventus wanted to talk with Sporting Lisbon first, and this wasn't good for me because I hadn't left them on good terms. Then I was convinced to go to Parma and I did sign a contract with them, but this led to problems which prevented me from playing in Italy for a further two years. This opened the door for me to go to Spain and I went to Nou Camp.

"I had the chance to choose between Blaugrana and Real Madrid, I went to Nou Camp because Cruyff, a football legend, coached there. It was his last year as coach, he gave me a lot. Today I still think Johan Cruyff is ten years ahead of anyone else. After him, I had other great coaches, but the Dutch school is amazing."

On his passage to Madrid and his first 'Clasico' as an opponent at the Barca, he said, "It was a difficult night because I returned to Camp Nou and I was playing against my friends. In any case, it was a unique experience, I do not think any player has ever had 130 million people against him."

He also talked about the Calciopoli scandal which erupted after his first season at Nerazzurri.

"Everyone was talking about what was going on before but no one had the courage to say anything about it," Luis Figo said. "I have always said what I thought, when you see injustice, you have to speak. When I was playing in Spain, my national team mates who played in Italy told me about how things went. I was surprised. Thankfully the truth was uncovered."

Today former Nerazzurri midfielder L.Figo, who hung up his boots last month after his fourth season with the Inter Milan, gave an interview to Sky program 'I Signori del Calcio' in which he talked about his storied career in nerazzurri.

One of the topics he tackled was how he nearly moved to Italy ten years before he signed with Nerazzurri.

"My contract with Sporting {Lisbon} was running out, I had a chance to sign with Juve, I had talked with Moggi," he revealed. "We had reached an agreement which had to be approved by the club.

"However, Juventus wanted to talk with Sporting Lisbon first, and this wasn't good for me because I hadn't left them on good terms. Then I was convinced to go to Parma and I did sign a contract with them, but this led to problems which prevented me from playing in Italy for a further two years. This opened the door for me to go to Spain and I went to Nou Camp.

"I had the chance to choose between Blaugrana and Real Madrid, I went to Nou Camp because Cruyff, a football legend, coached there. It was his last year as coach, he gave me a lot. Today I still think Johan Cruyff is ten years ahead of anyone else. After him, I had other great coaches, but the Dutch school is amazing."

On his passage to Madrid and his first 'Clasico' as an opponent at the Barca, he said, "It was a difficult night because I returned to Camp Nou and I was playing against my friends. In any case, it was a unique experience, I do not think any player has ever had 130 million people against him."

He also talked about the Calciopoli scandal which erupted after his first season at Nerazzurri.

"Everyone was talking about what was going on before but no one had the courage to say anything about it," Luis Figo said. "I have always said what I thought, when you see injustice, you have to speak. When I was playing in Spain, my national team mates who played in Italy told me about how things went. I was surprised. Thankfully the truth was uncovered."